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[QUOTE="Stern, post: 317044, member: 527"]
I don't get the notion that a death penalty hurts local business so it can't be passed out here. It's silly, short-sided, and flat out makes no sense.
 
1) Penn St football isn't "too big to fail" so to speak where if the 6 home games or so are gone the whole friggin economy will collapse around the area. That notion is downright laughable.
2) So what if it does hurt the economy? Let's assume I am wrong and it does hurt the economy... Seriously, kids got raped if that means some local businesses suffer for a year or two, sorry. Tough break! Who was crying for the SMU local businesses when SMU got hit hard back in the day? Answer is not many people. 
3) There is always some form of "collateral damage" when a team gets punished or the death penalty, that doesn't mean the correct punishment shouldn't be passed out. If the ushers, beer guys, and the ticket takers get hurt in the processes, it just means there are a few more people Sandusky/Paterno/Penn St screwed as well. Tough break for them but what ya gonna do! 
 
I don't know if Penn St deserves the death penalty or not, but I would not be against it. Nor would I take it off the table because it hurts local business and such.
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